Sunday, June 26, 2011

Summer holidays are fun, lots of quality time, and heaps of cooking and foods to have on hand forconstantly hungry folks at home. Moms need energy to cope with the meals, entertaining all day and keeping cool.

So take paper and pen and start thinking. You need a shopping list. You must have a diary with all the names of friends where the kids visit. Phone numbers and cell phones and the number where you can reach parents and grand parents.

Have a picnicbox ready for trips.Plates, cutlery, glasses and serviettes. Some wet wipes and a few paper towelsHave dishes that can hold ice cubes, fresh fruit and peeled vegetables. Bottles of water are vital.

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First aid box.

A must. Have vinegar for stings and bites. Prepare a sun tan aloe lotion. Have alcohol wipes, bandagesand plasters. Keep a scissors and tweezers for splinters.Keep a few tablets for head aches, runny tummies, constipation, muscle cramps and tooth ache. I like to have an anti histamine cream andallergy tablets.

Keep bottled water in the car and a few towels. Always be prepared , like the boy scouts. Have string, a flash light and matches. Keepdistilled water for the car and extra oil for the engine. I like to keep a cushion and blanket in case one of the kiddies does not feel well. Have the numbers

of the pick up truck in case you are stuck and numbers of the service you use for a flat tire.

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HOLIDAY KIT FOR THE HOUSE

You need paper and crayons, clay for little kids, wools and needles, beads andwire to thread them. Model planes and wood crafts for the guys. Lego and games to build are great. Boxed games are terrific. Have crafts like making gift cards, painting wooden spoons, frames and doing decorative pots for plants. Kids like to bake and cook and that is useful and teaches them something they always participate in.

]Be brave , allow them to paint a wall or two in their bedroom. This will cause a general clean up and moving all the stuff in there. They will enjoy the activity and do it well as they will want to show it of afterwards to friends.

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Outings.

Plan well in advance The best tickets, and good values are caught by early birds. Arrange with mothers to travel together. While one parks the other sees to the kids, re drinks and seating arrangements and visits to the rest rooms in cinemas and theatres.Also remember that two Moms together can cope better.

Dads and Moms love to have an evening out without the kids on their heads, a break from hectic daily schedules. Make sure they do this. They too need quality time to be with each other.

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COMMUNITY WORK

The kids need to know that they can be socially involved with

giving back to the community. Let them volunteer once a week, help older folds, baby sit for a friend, paint the fence for an older couple. or simply do the shopping for some one who cannot cope with this chore any more. Helping should be unconditional and a natural act The people who give,have better values of what matters in life

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Extra studies.

If the kids need extra tuition, arrange this that it happens and allows the kids to still enjoy the day. Learning should be a privilege and they must appreciate the extra chances they receive.

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LET DREAMS HAPPEN.

If a kid wants to learn to ride a horse, play the guitar or piano, study science and chess, let him have a chance. Doing one thing that scares you, might make the holiday and change your life. I had a friend who wanted to sing and dance. She was six and did just that

Learning a new language, Chinese, Japanese, HebrewFrench or Spanish, could be fun too.

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I was brought up in rural South Africa and live in Israel on a farm. I feel lucky to have had earth and sky as my scenic world. I have lived with rainbow people and learned a great deal from all of them. My fascination with people, nature, environment, flowers, animals, books, theatre, films, music and art, gave me a hunger for more learning each day. I lectured over the years on health, beauty, natural cosmetics, perfumes, vegetarian and natural foods and supplements, and products that are not tested on animals and are ecologially friendly. I am active in volunteering work and have done this for over forty years. I find creativity a gift to share and it is a way of finding joy in simple things. My family, children and grandchildren are the joy of my life, and my friends are treasures I respect and devote time to. Meditation and healing are part of my life time studies and my health store that I started in the late sixties was a vision I knew that would grow and feed many minds with food for thought. I believe that every experience helps us to grow and learn. The difficult ones and the unexpected hurdles have given me new insights to think about and cope with. My day is what I create and at the end of it, I balance it all and say THANK YOU to my Creator. I appreciate the good earth and would like to pass a better world to our chilren and grand children.Thankyou for your questions and I look forward to sharing many moments with you all.